Technical Details

The princess royal p.a. system

Princess Royal Theatre - Photo Gallery - Sound DeskInstalled Jan/Feb 1996
(by J Davies theatre technician)
Upgraded July 2002
F.o.H. amplification approx 4 ½ KilloWatt
(all amplifiers mounted in rack stage left).

Consisting of RCF bass bin amp AS6001 feeding 18" RCF sub's.

Lower pros arch speakers JBL I 350 1 ea side powered by Yamaha amp(PCM4002m)

Mid height pros arch (angled downward) speakers TOA F500 speakers powered by C Audio ST400 to provide centre fill (pros arch being 13m wide).

Upper pros arch speakers (serving balcony area) JBL I 350 1 ea side powered by Yamaha amp

Rear under balcony fill's 2 pairs of RCF 50W monitor 4T speakers powered by 1 channel of DSS PM500 amp via D5000 Yamaha delay

Bass speakers & remainder of F.o.H. speakers are controlled via Behringer Super X Pro CX2310 crossover.

There is a foldback channel fed by a channel of a DSS PM500 amp feeding 2 ,1ea side of rear of pros arch feeding Jamo Pro 200 dual range speakers.

On stage foldback consists of a max of 4 channels with eq 2 with custom sound 10 band eq * 2 with 31 band eq via Behringer *

We have 4x12" bass horn wedges & 3 good quality Yamaha S1151V 15" & 2" drivers rated @ 500W PGM 1 channel (normally controlled by 10 band eq) Jamo speakers mounted inside pros arch

Foldback amplifiers consist of 2 x C Audio st 600 mounted onstage adjacent to F.o.H. rack

Also fitted is an ILD 9 induction loop amplifier for the hard of hearing

The stage box mounted stage left is 40 ways with 30 sends & 8 returns (reserving two for house p.a. if required for a visiting p.a.) this can be patched in the rear balcony control room (default position for mixer) to provide a mix position under the balcony where another 40 way xlr position exists

The mixer is in the rear balcony in the control room * Where the effects rack consisting of:

  • F.o.H. eq Klark Tekinik DN360 30 band +
  • 10 band, 31 band eq for foldback is mounted +
  • Denon CD DCD655,
  • Denon cassette deck DRW 585,
  • Sony Minidisk MDSJE 520,
  • Yamaha SPX990 reverb,
  • SGXLT reverb,
  • Behringer MDX4400 compressor limiter'(multi-com pro 4 way).

Sound desk is an Allen & Heath GL3 24 24/4/2/ with 6 Aux sends (4 for foldack & 2 for fx)

We have a selection of mics inc some SM 58,57,77,96 & Audio Technica ATM 61 & 63 vocal 6 AKG C568 Phantom rifle's 6 (2 overhead by default) modified (phantom) Realistic PZM, Beyerdynamic 201 AKG D112 kick drum mic

We have 4 handheld radiomics Beyer/Trantec on 3 licence free & one licencsed fcy (177mhz+ 1 lapel transmitter on licencsed fcy 176.4 mhz) Touring systems have a 63A R.C.D. supply stage left (where the larger of our wings can accommodate a foldback desk) House intercom to control room, followspots, stage rt/lt, entrance to auditorium

Queries please contact JD (theatre technician) on (01639) 763214 or e-mail princess.royal@npt.gov.uk (with JD in the subject line) fax 01639763134

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